... Newcastle want to sign Celtic’s highly-rated Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk.
While the SPL club are stating publicly they believe their best player will stay for one more season, privately they are more or less resigned to losing the cultured centre-half.
We understand that Newcastle have watched the player, but they are among a number of clubs to do so.
Southampton are leading the chase for a 22-year-old who is a big favourite of Saints new manager, Ronald Koeman, with La Liga outfit Sevilla another interested party.